Yamaha Pianocraft E 810 (RX-E810/DVD-E810/

Advantages: Mega Fine Sound
Disadvantages: N/A.

...Now if your looking for a high quality AMP and u want to dish out some money then this is for you.. I cant explain how good the sound is out of this well made AMP and even better if you was to have an in car PS2 plus a big bass speaker when u play your games shoot a gun and the hole car rocks lol and it's not distorted eather.. you can also get this baby in other colors i got the crome blue. it's avalible from most car shops and from e-bay these are what i recomend cheepest lol it's very good at keeping all your speeker stable so no popping spekers if you know what i mean lol It's compatible with over 1000W bass speakers and AUX this is for when you fit PS2 or a DVD player. the dolby sound DVD's going through this baby is just amazing its better than any home cinima system. it's also compatible with dolby digital 2... Read review

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Advantages: Great home theatre sound, fantastic value for money
Disadvantages: Unattractive styling, somewhat bulky

...of the 40 speakers/amplifiers inside the cabinet have failed and need replacing. - Should have a DVD player in built. POLK SurroundBar :- PLUS points : + Looks great, visually complementing most big screen TV sets very nicely. + Does not require side and rear walls to your listening room. + Similar to the Yamaha with respect to it's capability to produce a big, convincing sound field. + Would make an excellent choice for an "all-in-one" Right/Centre/Left front speaker in a conventional surround system. MINUS points :- - Requires investment in a 5 channel home theatre Amplifier plus a Subwoofer - Not guaranteed a great sounding Home Theatre system. The Polk's full potential could be easily compromised by a 'weak link" resulting from a poor choice of ancillary equipment. - Surround effects are never really localised, rather you hear... Read review

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Advantages: quality low noise reliabilty power appearance amazing clarity high end performance
Disadvantages: none for a classic amp

...Its an amp that changes the face of your listening entirely if you have been using lesser equipment..no matter what it cost. The AX 500 makes a high fidelity sound way above its considerable cost when released by yamaha..and puts all of its contemporaries in the shade. Its an imposing box, though like all of the natural sound range pulls that off with elegance. The sleek lines are very dark hi-fi and blends in nicely anywhere.Its hansome, heavyweight and shakes the foundations. How yamaha achieve such cleaness of sound,musicality and such fabulous signal to noise ratio is said to be down to the sheer precision of thier manufacturing. Their products are incredibly long lived delivering all of the original performance. They achieve this with hi-fi, much of which is now getting on over 60 years old and has cult collectable status... Read review

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